# Accident 19990228001909A: Hiller UH12E, Taylor Ranch, ID, February 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Taylor Ranch, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0199° N, 115.5205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0199&lon=-115.5205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2239, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2239-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990228001909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IDAHO FISH AND GAME 1963 HILLER UH-12E PUBLIC USE HELICOPTER RETURNED TO LAND SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, AND THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND ON LANDING. (-23)ON FEBRUARY 28, 1999 ABOUT 1600 MST A HILLER 12-E, N2239, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY VALLEY HELICOPTER SERVICE WAS ON A FAR 91 AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT. ON LANDING AT THE TAYLOR RANCH IN THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA99FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA037), Feb 28, 1999: Hiller UH-12E (N2239), Yellow Pine, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Altitude deviation during aerial taxi for undetermined reasons.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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